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| - I was pleasantly surprised by my evening out at Bevo. I'm not normally a huge fan of the Old Port, too many tourists and everything is a little bit more expensive that it should be. And then there's the fact that it's difficult for an Italian to go out for Italian food, it's never as good as the food your mom or grandma makes.
Bevo delivered! We were a group of 8, and we were seated very comfortably. Not too squished together, or too close to the other tables. The space is quite nice and open. We started out with beers and a bunch of shared appetizers. They have a nice selection of both local and import draft beer, which always scores bonus points with me. The sausage as part of the sausage and rapini dish was the closest I have tasted in restaurant to the sausage my parents make at home (and it's some good stuff!). All the other apps were quite nice too, including the meat balls, the calamari and the seafood salad.
It's no secret I love pizza. Cheap pizza. Expensive pizza. Fancy pizza. Cheese and carbs and toppings, I like it! I tried the Emilia Romogna, intrigued by the meat raggu, and yum yum yum! A really hearty and tasty pizza! Was it as good as pizza I've had in Italy? Maaaaaybe. Was it some pretty good pizza! Definitely! Everyone else seemed to really love their pizza as well, whether it was a simple margherita pizza or a more involved pizza.
Bevo got more bonus points when at the end of the meal they brought out a dessert pizza for us to share, on the house! It was exactly what it sounds like: nutella on a pizza base. Simple and tasty.
One thing that Bevo is missing is a good house wine, brought out in big carafes. It's fine to offer a large wine list, but sometimes you just want an inexpensive and delicious wine to wash everything down, and you don't need a fancy bottle to do that. A house blend would be perfect.
So overall, I will keep Bevo in mind the next time I want to have a nice yet casual dinner in the Old Port.
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